DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE Unit of Study INTRODUCTION & RATIONALE
§ Why I enjoy dystopian literature! § The universal nature of dystopian themes! § The basics on mortality salience!
§ Who writes dystopian literature and why! § The diversity of formats used in dystopian literature!
Possible Activities
LAUNCHING THE UNIT: Writing Prompt! Use this image as inspiration for your writing. Some questions to consider are:!
§ How do we define humanity? ! § Can humanity be taken away? How? ! § What would a society with no humanity look like?! https://pics.me.me/i-see-humans-but-no-humanity- kuro-11172417.png !
PURPOSE: To prime the students to think about society and human nature in an unfamiliar way & get them into the proper
mindset to start thinking about dystopian literature as it relates to the world around them.! Possible Activities
NEW SPEAK ACTIVITY: Language & Dictatorships!
INSTRUCTIONS: ! Pick one of the concepts from the list below. Take a few minutes to describe or explain that concept without using any of the related words listed. Afterwards, present your explanation and see if the others can guess which concept you chose. !
PURPOSE: ! To illustrate the point that language is a vital aspect of
freedom and that censorship is detrimental to the formation of complex thoughts and ideas.! Possible Activities
FINAL ASSESSMENT: Comparative Essay!
Using one canonical work of dystopian literature discussed in class & one work of dystopian literature not discussed in class, the
students must write an essay comparing and contrasting these works.!
connection to IB
VIEWING DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE ON A GLOBAL SCALE:! ! § Connections to other subjects! § History! § Theory of Knowledge (philosophy)! § Religious Studies! § Economics! § Connection to current events! § Political dictatorships! § Freedom of speech!
§ Oppression! § Government control! § Consumerism! § Connection to personal experiences! Suggested reading
CLASSIC/CANONICAL WORKS YOUNG ADULT WORKS Brave New World The Third SERIES! STAND-ALONES!
1984 All Summer in a Day The Hunger Games Feed
Animal Farm Children of Men Divergent How I Live Now Fahrenheit 451 The Machine Stops Chaos Walking Ready Player One
Cloud Atlas (excerpts) We The Giver Quintet Z for Zachariah
The Lottery The Lord of the Flies The Hungry Plague Shade’s Children A Handmaid’s Tale HaDerech L’Ein Harod Across the Universe The Book of Joan
A Clockwork Orange Moscow 2042 The Maze Runner Borne
The Road The Time Machine The Ender Quintet Never Let Me Go Limes inferior The 100
It Can’t Happen Here Oryx & Crake Brave New Girl Other Media
Film Television Blade Runner WALL-E Firefly Falling Skies
Children of Men Mad Max Black Mirror Humans Minority Report Snow Piercer Westworld Attack on Titan
Brazil District 9 The 100 Orphan Black
A Clockwork Orange The Fifth Element The Handmaid’s Tale 3% 1984 12 Monkeys Samurai Jack The Last Ship
Gattaca A.I. The Walking Dead The Strain
Logan’s Run Akira The Twilight Zone Battlestar Galactica Soylent Green Die Welle Dollhouse The Stand
Idiocracy Ghost in the Shell Doctor Who You, Me, & the Apocalypse Terminator Serenity The Man in the High The Last Man on Castle Earth The end Thank You! SOURCES
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